fanga[Portuguese]

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In Portugal, ? – 19th century, a unit of
dry capacity, 55.364 liters in Lisbon approximately 54.08 liters. In Oporto,
68.27 L. In Faro, 66.06 L.
See the chart for a more extensive view of values elsewhere.

A special, much larger, fanga existed for coal, = ¹⁄₆ pipa of dry capacity for coal = 8 heaped alqueires, about 746 liters, with a weight of about 595 kilograms.